Nicholas Opoku

Nicholas Opoku
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kumasi Corner Babies
2016–2017 Berekum Chelsea 19 (1)
2017–2018 Club Africain 18 (0)
2018–2021 Udinese 19 (0)
2020–2021 → Amiens (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2024 Amiens 65 (0)
2024–2026 Kasımpaşa 57 (0)
2026– Las Palmas 0 (0)
International career‡
Ghana U17
Ghana U20
2017– Ghana 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026

Nicholas Opoku (born 11 August 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda División club Las Palmas. He has also been capped at the international level.

Club career

Opoku started his career with Kumasi Corner Babies, before moving to top-tier club Berekum Chelsea. On 11 August 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Tunisian club Club Africain. After unpaid wages, he terminated his link with the latter club (which was later sentenced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to pay him US$279,500 in April 2021) in June 2018.

On 13 July 2018, Opoku signed with Serie A side Udinese until 30 June 2022. He made his debut in Europe on 26 August, replacing Valon Behrami late into a 1–0 home win over Sampdoria.

On 28 January 2020, Opoku joined Ligue 1 club Amiens on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2020. Despite suffering relegation, his loan was renewed for a further year on 28 August, and he signed a permanent deal with the club in June 2021.

On 19 August 2024, Opoku agreed to a two-year contract with Turkish side Kasımpaşa. On 7 August 2026, he switched teams and countries again, signing a deal of the same duration with Segunda División side Las Palmas.

International career

Opoku was a part of the Ghana under 17 squad that competed in 2013 African U-17 Championship. He has also represented the Ghana under-20 team.

In July 2017, Opoku made his senior international debut in a 2–1 defeat against United States. He came as a 38th-minute substitute for Rashid Sumaila following his knee injury.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nicholas Opoku". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Nicholas Opoku at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "What you need to know about new Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku of Berekum Chelsea". Modern Ghana. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nicholas Opoku seals 3-year deal with Club Africain". Ghana Web. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Club Africain handed transfer ban for not paying Nicholas Opoku – MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline.com. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuto Nicholas!" [Welcome, Nicholas!] (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Opoku saluta vola in Francia. È dell'Amiens". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Transferts : Nicholas Opoku (Udinese) revient en prêt à Amiens" [Transfers: Nicholas Opoku (Udinese) returns to Amiens on loan] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Amiens – Zungu, Gurtner, recrues en approche,… : le point mercato de Bernard Joannin" [Amiens – Zungu, Gurtner, new signings on the way...: Bernard Joannin's transfer market update] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kasımpaşa'dan yeni sezonun 3. transferi" [Kasımpaşa's third transfer of the new season] (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nicholas Opoku, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Nicholas Opoku, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Berekum Chelsea star Nicholas Opoku pens three-year deal with Tunisian giants Club Africain". Ghana Soccernet. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Berekum Chelsea's Nicholas Opoku 'sparkles' on Ghana debut". Ghana News Online. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.